The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Father Donohue was busy himself on Thursday. He happened to be in Chicago, the new pope’s hometown, for a Villanova alumni ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

The school on the suburban Main Line near Philadelphia had reached the pinnacle of men’s college basketball three times, but ...

As the campus winds down for the semester, bells rang and memes were created for 1977 graduate Robert Prevost, who's now Pope Leo XIV.

While at Villanova, Prevost was an active member of the university’s long-standing pro-life club “Villanovans for Life,” the ...

At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as pope is giving Knicks fans a boost. He's the first American pontiff and, like Jalen ...

The Pennsylvania university best known for its basketball program has a new most famous alumnus in Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a Villanova graduate. He is the first American pope elected in the 2,000-year ...